Photograph-cabinet.



R. H. RIPKING.

PHOTOGRAPH CABINET; AYPLIOATION FILED JULY 13, 1908.

908,036. Patented Dec.29,1908.

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RUDOLPH H. RIPKING, QF AURORA, INDIANA.

. PHOTOGRAPH-CABINET.

' Specificatiori'of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH H. Rirxme,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Aurora, in the county ofDearborn and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulPhotograph-Cabinet, of which the following net when closed beingdesigned to exhibit certain of the photographs.

Another object is to so mount and arrange the photographs that the samemay be held substantially in book form' within the cabinet which thusconstitutes a combined photograph album and case therefor.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts which will behereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown 7 the preferred form of theinvention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet,portions thereof being broken away and one of the albums being shownopen. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sec-- tion through the cabinet. 1

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates atable or pedestal mounted on suitably ornamented leg's2 and Within whichis preferably arranged a drawer 3 having a hinged top or lid 4 designedto swing thereinto so as-to offer no hindrance to the movement of thedrawer. Arranged upon the table is a housing 5 preferablyin the form ofa truncated pyramid having a central angular core 6 extending from topto bottom thereof and spaced from the walls of the housing. Each wall ofthe housing has an opening 7 therein preferably rectangular in outlineand recesses '8 are formed in opposite walls of each opening 7 adjacentthe hottom thereof and are designed to receive trunnions 9 extendingfrom the side edges of a panel 10. Each panel is preferably formed ofwood and is designed, when closed to be supported at a predeterminedangle by means of a stop pin 11 arranged within the opening, or by meansof any other suitable devices provided for the purpose. knob or otherhandle device 12 is arranged upon the outer face of each panel so thatthe panel can be readily swung into either open or closed position.I/Vhen in an open position each panel is maintained at a predeterminedangle to the horizontal by the stop pin 1 1 adjacentthereto. A flange 13is formed along the top edge of the inner face of each panel and hasflexible tabs 14 extending therefrom and parallel and each of these tabshas a photograph holder 15 glued or otherwise fastened to it. Each panelis rovided upon its inner face and adjacent its ower edge with aretaining hook or button 16 mounted to rotate and which can be turned soas to lap the free ends of the photograph holders 14 and prevent themfrom swinging relatively to the panel on which they are mounted. One ofthe panels 10, preferably the front one, constitutes not only a supportfor a series of photograph holders but also acts as a closure for acompartment 17 formed within the core 6, it being understood of coursethat the core is open directly back of said panel so that access can behad to the interior thereof simply by lowering thev proper panel.

.If desired, and as shown in the drawings, eachpanel may be providedwith one or more openings 18 back of which photographs may be placed andthese photographs can be held in position in any desired manner as bymeans of straps or hands 19 secured upon the back faces of the panelsand of sufficient size to permit the insertion of photographsbetweenthem and the panels.

In using the cabinet herein described photographs aremounted upon orwithin holders 15 so that when any one of the panels is swung downwardinto open position the photographs upon the holders will be disposed inupright positions thereon. Certain of the photographs are of coursealways visible through the openings 18 but should it be desired toexamine other photographs than those appearing through the openings theproper panel 10 is swung into 0 en position and the retaining button or1100 16 thereon is rotated outof engagementwith the holders 15. Saidholders can then be swung toward the user after the manner of the leavesof a book. Of course when it is desired to close the panel the foregoingoperation is reversed. By opening the proper panel access may be had tothe interior of compartment 17 which compartment can contain loosephotographs or any desired objects. It will of course be seen that Whenthe panels are closed the contents of the cabinet are protected fromdust, etc.

il hat is claimed is:

l. A cabinet comprising a housing, panels mounted to swing relatively toand to close the sides of the housing, holders hingedly connected toeach panel, and means carried by the panels for securing said holdersagainst movement relative to their panels.

2. A cabinet comprising a housing having openings in the walls thereof,panels pivotally mounted Within and disposed to close the openings,means for supporting the panels in open or closed position, and acompartment Within the housing, one of said. panels constituting aclosure for the compartment.

3. In a cabinet the combination with a housing and a central compartmenttherein open at one side, there being openings in the Wall of thehousing; of panels constituting closures for said openings and pivotallymounted Within them, one of said housings constituting the closure olthe central compartment, and holders carried by the panels.

4. In a cabinet the combination with a housing, and a centralcompartment Within the housing and having an open side. there being opiings in the Walls of the housing; of panels hingedly connected to thehousing and mounted to close the openings, each panel having an aperturetherein, means for holding an object upon each panel and in rear of theopening therein, and means for support ing each panel in open or closedposition, one of said panels constituting the closure of the centralcompartment.

5. In a cabinet the combination with a housing and a compartment Withinthe housing and open at one side, there being openings in the Walls ofthe housing; of closures for said well openings, one of said closuresconstituting the closure of the compartment, and holders carried by theclosures.

6. In a cabinet the combination with a housing having openings in the*alls thereol, and a compartment Within the housing and open at oneside, there being spaces between the Walls of said compartment and thewalls of the housing; of closure panels for said wa ll openings, one ofthe panels constituting the closure of the compartment, holders movablyconnected to the inner faces of the panels and means upon the panels forsecuring the holders against movement relative to the panels, saidholders being movable into the spaces between the compartment and theWalls of the housing when the panels are closed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto allixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

RUDOLPH II, RIPKING. lVitnesses:

JOHN SOIIALDACH, IIARRY BUTTLER.

